Loseal Kilene

Sept. 30, 1920-Jan. 16, 2013

January 19, 2013

Loseal was born Sept. 30, 1920, at New Effington, S.D., the daughter of Vernon and Laura (Vollmers) Knight. She was raised at Sisseton, S.D., and moved with her family to Berthold when she was 10 years old. The family moved to Oregon, where she graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1938. They returned to Berthold the next year.

She was employed with Boeing and later at the Fort Peck Hotel in Montana as the dining room manager.

Loseal was united in marriage to Elmer Kilene on Aug. 5, 1945, at Berthold. They made their home on a farm southeast of Berthold in Mandan Township, where they raised their four children and farmed throughout the years until retiring in 1994. They continued to live on the farm until 2000, when Elmer died on Nov. 13, 2000. Loseal moved into Edgewood Vista in Minot that same year, where she resided for four years. She has lived the past several years at Trinity Homes in Minot.

Loseal was a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church, Berthold, where she was active with the ladies group there. She enjoyed baking, especially breads. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.